How do I recap this month? I’m not sure, it’s been unlike any other month so far.
I first want to take a moment to thank everyone who regularly checks up on the blog. Your viewership really matters to me. You may not have noticed yet, but this project is my obsession. It’s nice to know that there are some people are interested in being in my world, even if it’s for a short visit. Thanks for the time that you spend with me here.
I tried to post something everyday this month, even if it was just an image or a video. Some days I managed to get two posts in, which felt really good. I’m getting used to making this a daily process, as we’re quickly approaching the celebration of the birth of Jesus. It takes a lot of time, but I really love being on the blog, so I know I’ll be okay.
In webblog developments, I added a page called About·the·Blog, which describes the purpose of this site and provides ideas for navigating through the posts. If you’re new to the site it’s a great way to introduce yourself to what I’ve been doing over the past ten months.
I spent the past few months trying to figure out how I would get access to the machines I need to make this project a reality. I worried and fretted, and finally decided that one of the big points that I’m trying to make (to myself) with the project is that I can make beautifully meaningful art with whatever it is that I have. I don’t need to go out and spend a bunch of cash on the newest, shiniest, most advanced piece of equipment in sewing technology. I can find a way to make the things I already have will work for me. As soon as I got comfortable with this thought, a co-worker offered me a piece of equipment that I really needed! It’s truly amazing to watch things fall into place. It makes me feel like this is what I’m supposed to be doing. Brings me to tears sometimes.
I also found out about a space called Noise Bridge here in the Mission. It’s a collective space that provides free access to all sorts of equipment. They have some nice machines over there, so if mine fail to do what I need them to do or they break, I now have a backup plan in place. Everything works out the way it should.
I’ll be going to LA next week to see Deborah Willis’ exhibit, Posing Beauty, at USC. I am incredibly excited about this. I spent a good part of this month applying for new jobs, so I initially thought that I wouldn’t be able to make it down south. I even emailed someone at USC to see if they would be recording the panel they’re hosting on the 4th so I could see footage of it without having to actually attend. I was promptly informed that USC doesn’t have the money to pay someone to record this event, so I decided missing the event wasn’t an option. Now I’m tempted to record the damn thing myself. I’ve been having to control my fantasies of meeting Deborah Willis and Carrie Mae Weems, who will also be in attendance and speaking on the panel. These women are celebrities to me. How could USC not have the money to record this event!!! It’s ridiculous.
The design process is progressing slowly. I think the longer I can wait to finalize the designs the better. I am still taking in information from current fall lines aaaaand the Spring 2012 shows are happening right now, so I’ll probably be checking in on those after they end in early October. Every piece has a solid concept behind it and I have a general idea of the shapes I’ll be using, now it all just has to come together.
I wanted to end this post with a song by M. Ward, one of my favorite recording artists. I will probably do a post featuring his love songs soon. They’re the best. This song seems particularly applicable to this month. I think life is trying to teach me to just to accept things as they come to me. Que sera, sera.
The Brakeman is letting off some steam,
This has to be the slowest train that I have ever seen
and the Sandman’s waiting to deliver me my dream.
Guess I’ll lay my head against my elbow and the window
Watch the wheels go,
Watch the wheels go.
Roll on, roll on, oh little train
Brakeman blow your whistle
Throw your weight upon the chain.
Make way,
for whatever will be, will be
Between the Sandman, the Brakeman, and me.
And the Sandman’s waiting to deliver me my dream,
deliver me my dream,
deliver me my dream,
Today.
Guess I’ll lay my head against my elbow and the window
Let my wheels go,
let my wheels go.
Roll on, roll on, oh little train
Brakeman blow your whistle
Throw your weight upon the chain.
Now make way,
whatever will be, will be,
For the Sandman, the Brakeman, and me.
Roll on, roll on, oh little train,
Brakeman blow your whistle,
Throw your weight upon the chain
Oh make way,
whatever will be, will be
For the Sandman, the Brakeman and me.
